Elijah Lovejoy's Fight for Freedom

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Two decades before the Civil War, Elijah P. Lovejoy used his newspaper to demand an end to slavery. Dangerous beliefs that turned deadly as mobs repeatedly destroyed his press and then took Lovejoy's life. His death turned slavery into a national debate and mobilized the abolitionist movement. It also made people more committed to protecting free speech. Children's biography available in hardcover, paperback and eBook. Includes historical images. Suitable for use with U.S. history and social studies assignments. For grades 5 and up.